Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1919 — Mother’s Cook Book [ARTICLE]

Mother’s Cook Book

The cares of tha day, old moralists say, Are quite easy to perplex one; Then drive today’s sorrow away till tomorrow. And then put it oft till the next one. —Charles Dickens. Food for the Family. A variety of salads, crisp, simple, well-dressed with a simple French dressingr-makes the task of planning meals easier and the meal more wholesome. For a dinner salad, lettuce, water cress, endive or Chinese cabbage, with a plain dressing of any kind preferred, is liked. Jellied Vegetable Salad. Take a half cupful of finely shredded cabbage, one-half cupful of cooked peas, a tablespoonful fir two of small cubed cooked beets and a half cupful of peanuts. This will be a good combmation. Soak one tablespoonful of gelatin in one-quarter of a cupful of cold water and dissolve in one cupful of boiling water ;-then add one-quarter of a cupful of sugar, the same amount of mild vinegar, one tablespoonful of lemon juice and one-half teaspoonfu) of salt*. Strain, cool and when the mixture begins to thicken add the vegetables and nuts; there should be about one and three-quarters cupfuls, Turn into a ring mold and chill thoroughly. Arrange on a platter with sliced cold roast lamb garnished with water cress.

Sardine and Lettuce Salad. Skin and bone three sardines for each serving, arrange on crisp head lettuce and garnish with a stuffed olive ; add a squeeze of lemon juice and a spoonful of mayonnaise on the side of the plate. Lettuce With Roquefort. A most delicious salad for those who are fond of the cheese is prepared by blending a tablespoonful of Roquefort cheese> with paprika, a bit of salt and French dressing. Pour over the head lettuce just before going to the table. A bit of catsup may be added t if liked, or a teaspoonful .of Worcestershire sauce. ' + Tomato Salad. Tomatoes may be served in numberless ways as salad. Cut in cups and filled with chopped cucumber, an onion and a good dressing is one very appetizing way. A thick slice of tomato, topped with a slice of hard-cooked egg and a spoonful of salad dressing; a slice of tomato heaped with chopped celery and onion and salad dressing, all are good. '